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Interesting thread! ChatGPT quietly scrubbed today nearly 50,000 shared conversations from Google's index. https://fixupx.com/henkvaness/status/1951252284953763844 https://nitter.poast.org/henkvaness/status/1951252284953763844 ChatGPT quietly scrubbed today nearly 50,000 shared conversations from Google's index after our investigation. They thought they'd solved the problem. They were wrong. (1/5) A new Digital Digging investigation, conducted with @ osint77760, has uncovered 110,000 ChatGPT conversations preserved in http://Archive.org's Wayback Machine—a digital time capsule OpenAI can't touch. (2/5) @ osint77760 While OpenAI scrambled to de-index conversations from Google, they forgot the internet's most basic rule—nothing truly disappears. http://Archive.org had already captured everything. (3/5) @ osint77760 In one particularly damning conversation, an Italian-speaking lawyer for a multinational energy corporation laid bare their strategy to displace indigenous Amazonian communities. (4/5) @ osint77760 Read the full story here https://www.digitaldigging.org/p/chatgpt-confessions-gone-they-are

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The intuitive introvert sees too much. This archetype is so rare, even Jung found it challenging to define. In his words: “Lives in a world that is only indirectly accessible to others… immersed in symbolic content, archetypes, and images which may seem foreign or irrational to most.” They don’t just observe life, they decode it. While others look at what is, they feel what’s becoming. This depth is a gift, but it often feels like a burden, because when you see beyond the veil, it’s hard to unsee.

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EU age verification app to ban any Android system not licensed by Google Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1mah79o/eu_age_verification_app_to_ban_any_android_system/ The EU is currently developing a whitelabel app to perform privacy-preserving (at least in theory) age verification to be adopted and personalized in the coming months by member states. The app is open source and available here: https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-app-android-wallet-ui. Problem is, the app is planning to include remote attestation feature to verify the integrity of the app: https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-app-android-wallet-ui?tab=readme-ov-file#disclaimer. This is supposed to provide assurance to the age verification service that the app being used is authentic and running on a genuine operating system. Genuine in the case of Android means: • The operating system was licensed by Google • The app was downloaded from the Play Store (thus requiring a Google account) • Device security checks have passed While there is value to verify device security, this strongly ties the app to many Google properties and services, because those checks won't pass on an aftermarket Android OS, even those which increase security significantly like GrapheneOS, because the app plans to use Google "Play Integrity", which only allows Google licensed systems instead of the standard Android attestation feature to verify systems. This also means that even though you can compile the app, you won't be able to use it, because it won't come from the Play Store and thus the age verification service will reject it. The issue has been raised here https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-app-android-wallet-ui/issues/10 but no response from team members as of now. In short: You can only be a full citizen of the EU if you accept the ToS from Google.

Do not download the app, use the website What is it that the browser can't do? The 2010s was the Wild West of the mobile world. "Mobile-first" was the buzzword, much like "AI-first" is today. Every company, from the biggest social media giants to your local pizza parlor, seemed to be pestering you to download their app. There was a genuine hype train, and everyone was on board. The apps, frankly, were always mediocre, and a far cry from the full functionality of their website counterparts. But the message was clear. If you weren't on mobile, you were falling behind. Fast forward to 2025, and that hype hasn't entirely faded. In fact, it's evolved into something a little more… persistent. If you've ever opened Reddit, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or practically any popular service on your phone's web browser, you've likely encountered it. A relentless push to download their app. They use every dark pattern in the book, subtly nudging you, sometimes even tricking you, into clicking that "Get the App" button. It feels inevitable, doesn't it? Like you're constantly fighting against the current. But if you're already a regular user, happily browsing their service through your phone's web browser, why are they still so desperate for you to switch to the app? • Beyond the Hype: The Real Reasons Companies Want You on Their App The answer, in short, is data. A lot of it. And access. A whole lot more of that too. Think about it this way. What can a website on your browser really get from you? Unless you manually upload your contact information, or there's a serious security vulnerability, a website's access to your phone's deeper functions is quite limited. Apps, on the other hand, are a different beast entirely. They are designed to integrate much more deeply with your device. When you download an app and want to use a particular feature, you're often prompted to grant various permissions. And let's be honest, how many of us meticulously read through every single permission pop-up? Most of the time, we just tap "Allow" to get to what we want to do. This seemingly small action can grant companies a treasure trove of information and control: - Your Contacts: Want to find friends on the app? Grant access to your contacts. Just like that, your entire network might be uploaded. - Location Tracking: GPS and even your phone's accelerometer can be used to track your precise movements and identify patterns in your behavior. Websites can try to estimate your location, but it's far less precise and requires explicit permission each time. - Microphone Access: Some apps can even record audio. - Installed Apps: Yes, apps can often detect what other applications you have installed on your phone. This information can be used to build a more comprehensive profile of you and your interests. All of this data extraction and deeper device interaction is significantly more difficult, if not outright impossible, for a website running in your browser. The web browser, in its own right, is a powerful and increasingly capable operating system. It can play video and audio, support WebGL for advanced graphics, and even has USB support. Most companies aren't even scratching the surface of what's possible with a modern web browser. Their primary motivation for pushing the app, more often than not, seems to boil down to gaining more access to your personal data and behavior. • The Unseen Cost of Convenience Even if you're not particularly "paranoid" about your data, it's worth asking: what can they possibly want to do in their app that they can't already do in the browser? Often, the answer is nothing that truly benefits you more. The perceived "convenience" of an app often comes at the cost of your privacy and control. It's incredibly easy to give information away. But once that data is out there, it's nearly impossible to take back. While regulations like GDPR can ensure that data is deleted from a company's database, they can't guarantee that data which has already been sold or shared with third parties will also be erased. So, the next time you're met with that insistent prompt to download an app, take a moment to consider what you might be giving up. For me, I'm sticking to the website. My browser offers all the functionality I need, without inviting a constant digital spy into my pocket. And that, in my book, is a win for privacy and control. https://idiallo.com/blog/dont-download-apps